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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 1997
Filed:
Dec. 27, 1994
Ketsu Oh, Kobe, JP;
Konami Co., Ltd., Hyogo-ken, JP;
Abstract
A motion-controlled video entertainment system includes markers to be attached at a specified position on a player; a detector operable to detect threo-dimensional positions of the markers; a calculator operable to calculate posture parameters of the player based on the detected three-dimensional positions of the markers; a game processor operable to generate a game image in accordance with a predetermined game program and the calculated posture parameters of the player; and a display device operable to display a generated game image. The motion of a particular game character displayed on the display device is controlled in accordance with the motion of the player's body, thereby enabling realization of a more real atmosphere.
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